The 1985 Baltimore Orioles season was the 85th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 32nd in Baltimore, and the 32nd at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 78 losses. The Orioles led Major League Baseball in home runs (214) and slugging percentage (.430).
Offseason October 2, 1984: Tom Underwood was released by the Baltimore Orioles. December 13, 1984: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Don Aase page at Baseball Reference December 17, 1984: Ron Jackson was released by the Orioles.Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference January 3, 1985: Mike Blowers was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference February 7, 1985: Vic Rodriguez was traded by the Orioles to the San Diego Padres for Fritzie Connally.Vic Rodriguez page at Baseball Reference March 27, 1985: Mark Brown was traded by the Orioles to the Minnesota Twins for Brad Havens.Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference March 29, 1985: Todd Cruz was released by the Orioles.Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference
Regular season JimPalmerPRetired 1985
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Rich Dauer Storm Davis Rick Dempsey Wayne Gross John Lowenstein Fred Lynn Eddie Murray Cal Ripken Jr. Larry Sheets Mike Young
Notable transactions June 3, 1985: Rico Rossy was drafted by the Orioles in the 33rd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1985.Rico Rossy page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1985 Baltimore Orioles roster Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Hitting) (Bullpen) (Pitching) (Third base) (Bench) (First base)
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 132 362 92 .254 12 52 1B 156 583 173 .297 31 124 2B 76 298 85 .285 0 21 3B 105 359 110 .306 18 48 SS 161 642 181 .282 26 110 LF 139 450 123 .273 28 81 CF 124 448 118 .263 23 68 RF 121 492 144 .293 9 48 DH 113 328 86 .262 17 50
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Jim Dwyer 101 233 58 .249 7 36 Gary Roenicke 114 225 49 .218 15 43 Wayne Gross 103 217 51 .235 11 18 Rich Dauer 85 208 42 .202 2 14 John Shelby 69 205 58 .283 7 27 Fritzie Connally 50 112 26 .232 3 15 Lenn Sakata 55 97 22 .227 3 6 Dan Ford 28 75 14 .187 1 1 Al Pardo 34 75 10 .133 0 1 Joe Nolan 31 38 5 .132 0 6 John Lowenstein 12 26 2 .077 0 2 Leo Hernández 12 21 1 .048 0 0 Tom O'Malley 8 14 1 .071 1 2 Kelly Paris 5 9 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Scott McGregor 35 204.0 14 14 4.81 86 Mike Boddicker 32 203.1 12 17 4.07 135 Dennis Martínez 33 180.0 13 11 5.15 68 Storm Davis 31 175.0 10 8 4.53 93 Mike Flanagan 15 86.0 4 5 5.13 42
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ken Dixon 34 162.0 8 4 3.67 108 Brad Havens 8 14.1 0 1 8.79 19 Phil Huffman 2 4.2 0 0 15.43 2
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 54 10 6 14 3.78 67 Sammy Stewart 56 5 7 9 3.61 77 Tippy Martinez 49 3 3 4 5.40 47 Nate Snell 43 3 2 5 2.69 41 4 0 0 0 4.76 4 John Habyan 2 1 0 0 0.00 2 Bill Swaggerty 1 0 0 0 5.40 2
Farm system
Daytona Beach affiliation shared with Texas Rangers
Notes
References 1985 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1985 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com